Mayor's Taskforce on Building More Homes Advisory Committee Meeting Agenda

Tuesday, April 29, 2025 at 12:00 P.m. - 2:00 P.m.

McNaughton Room - 3rd Floor, City Hall

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Mayor's Taskforce on Building More Homes Advisory Committee Meeting 04-2025

Chair: Mayor Ken Boshcoff

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Members

Mayor Ken Boshcoff
Justyn Desjardins - Representative - Institution Delivering Construction and Trades Training
Karen Hill - Representative - Real Estate Association
Harold Lindstrom - Representative - Construction/trades Association involved in Housing Construction
Paul Magiskan - Representative - Indigenous led Stakeholder with Affordable Housing Development Experience
Ken Ranta - Representative - Public/Non-Profit Housing Organization involved in Affordable Housing
John Stephenson - Member of Public with Working Knowledge of Research involvement in Housing and Housing Affordability and Development

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Officials

John Collin, City Manager
Krista Power, Director of Legislative Services & City Clerk
Kerri Marshall, Commissioner - Growth
Joel DePeuter, Director - Development Services
Summer Stevenson, Project Manager - Housing Accelerator
Matthew Pearson, Senior Advisor - Growth
Darrik Smith, Housing Accelerator Coordinator
Devon McCloskey, Manager - Planning Services
Larry Joy, Policy Assistant to the Mayor
Cheryl Lamers, Acting Manager - Community Development
Ian Kaufman, Policy & Research Analyst 
Katie Piché, Council & Committee Clerk

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Guests

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Disclosures of Interest

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Agenda Approval

WITH RESPECT to the April 29, 2025 meeting of the Mayor's Taskforce on Building More Homes Advisory Committee, we recommend that the agenda as printed, including any additional information and new business, be confirmed.

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Confirmation of Previous Minutes

The Minutes of Meeting 03-2025 of the Mayor's Taskforce on Building More Homes Advisory Committee, held on March 19, 2025, to be confirmed. (Distributed Separately)

THAT the Minutes of Meeting 03-2025 Mayor's Taskforce on Building More Homes Advisory Committee, held on March 19, 2025, be confirmed.

8.

Affordable Rental Housing Funding Program Follow Up

Draft Amended Policy 02-06-01 - Affordable Rental Housing Funding Program. 

Memorandum from Project Manager Summer Stevenson dated April 16, 2025 relative to the Response to Feedback on the Affordable Rental Housing Funding Program. 

Memorandum from Project Manager Summer Stevenson dated April 17, 2025 containing a recommendation relative to the Amended Policy 02-06-01 – Affordable Rental Housing Funding Program. 

• WITH RESPECT to the Memorandum from Project Manager Summer Stevenson dated April 17, 2025, the Mayor’s Taskforce on Building More Homes Advisory Committee recommended that City Council approve the amended Affordable Rental Housing Funding Program (Policy 02-06-01). 

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Construction Assistance Grant Program

Memorandum from Housing Accelerator Coordinator Darrik Smith, dated April 29, 2025 relative to the Construction Assistance Grant Programs – Review and Recommended Adjustments, for information. 

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Housing Community Improvement Plan Grant Programs

Memorandum from Housing Accelerator Coordinator Darrik Smith, dated April 29, 2025 relative to the Housing Community Improvement  Plan Grant Program Review and recommended adjustments.

11.

Central Avenue Development Lands - Request for Feedback

Memorandum from Project Manager Summer Stevenson, dated April 17, 2025 relative to the Central Avenue Development Lands - Request for Feedback. 

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Housing Accelerator Fund (HAF) Action Plan Update

Memorandum from Project Manager Summer Stevenson, dated April 17, 2025 relative to the monthly HAF update, for information. 

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New Business

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Next Meeting

The next meeting will be held on May 21, 2025 at 12:30 p.m. in the McNaughton Room. 

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Adjournment